We failed to put the time of the reception on the invitation and we have a bit of a wait between the ceremony (3:00-4:30ish) and the serving of the food (6:30). WE thought we would have the band playing at about 6pm and people could mill around the garden area and hopefully it will be sunny and beautiful (August usually is)! We would like people to have the heads up on the meal time - do you think it would be appropriate to have a line at the end of the program to say: Cocktail reception at 6:30pm or how could we word it for people to come at 6:00pm but know the food won't be served till 6:30pm??
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May 26, 2007, 2:10 PM
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Dear Atlantic,
If you have a two to three hour wait for the reception to begin, it is best to contact each guest personally. They will need to know beforehand that the reception isn't following the wedding directly.
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Is it too tacky to include the time of the cocktail reception in the wedding program which everyone receives in church? We are active in our church, so I suppose there may be some guests who only come to the ceremony (as it is open to anyone)and might feel insulted to see reference to the reception? Thanks for your help!
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May 29, 2007, 12:09 PM
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All wedding guests should be invited to the reception. So, they should all receive an invitation. We don't mention the reception in the program.
The open church wedding, where church members are not invited to the family reception, is only appropriate when the reception is very small with family and perhaps a couple of friends. These are usually a family dinner after the wedding. We don't want some of our guests to feel as if they really are not guests and not 'good' enough to be invited to the reception. Rebecca Black, Etiquette Now
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